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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 04:39:51 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Felix Tshisekedi's Search for Real Power, Two Years On
[African Arguments] On 27 January 2020, the Congolese parliament passed a motion of censure against Prime Minister Ilunga. The PM called the parliament's decision unconstitutional, but nevertheless offered his resignation two days later. The question...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 04:25:59 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Time for DR Congo to Show Leadership At The African Union
[ISS] On 6 February, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi will officially take over the rotating chairship of the African Union (AU) for 2021 - this as he manoeuvres to consolidate power at home.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:13 GMT
Cameroon: Optimal Projects' Execution Remains Crucial!
[Cameroon Tribune] There appears to be an all-round determination to right wrongs that have perturbed project's execution in the country, especially those contained in the Public Investment Budget. Government has moved from one innovation to the othe...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:10 GMT
Cameroon: North West - No Problem At Bamenda DDR Centre
[Cameroon Tribune] Regional Coordinator, Gabsa Sixtus says it's business as usual in the face of allegations of turmoil rocking the Centre.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:04 GMT
Cameroon: Voters Registration - Political Parties Encourage Militants
[Cameroon Tribune] The revision of electoral registers for this year started effectively on January 4, 2021.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:53:24 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Trial of Lord's Resistance Army Commander Ends, Sentence Awaited
[DW] Dominic Ongwen was a child soldier and a commander of one of Africa's most notorious rebel militias. His fate will now be decided by the International Criminal Court in the Hague. But can a victim be a perpetrator, too?

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:56:26 GMT
Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Cite Spike in Mental Illnesses, Covid-19 Blamed
[New Times] Almost a year since Rwanda confirmed its first Covid-19 case, mental health experts in organisations of the survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi say that mental illness challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:23:26 GMT
Egypt: Statement By H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi During the Joint Press Conference With DR Congo President
[Egypt Online] In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most MercifulYour Excellency, Dear Brother Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Fraternal Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:09:36 GMT
Angola: Basketball - 1º De Agosto Defeated At Home
[ANGOP] Luanda -- 1º de Agosto senior men's team were taken by surprise Monday at home by Vila Clotilde, after being defeated by 106-113, in the second match of the opening round (group - A) of the "Victorino Cunha" Tournament.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:08:53 GMT
Africa: President Addresses ICGLR Mini Summit Outcome With UN Secretary General
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan President, Joao Lourenço, Tuesday discussed the outcome of the mini-summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), dedicated to the security situation in the Central African Republic, with UN Secr...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:20:32 GMT
Angola: Basketball - FAB Settles Debt With U.S. Basketball Coach
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) on Monday said it has settled the debt with the former Angola senior men's basketball team's coach, the American William Bryant Voigt.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:16:59 GMT
Cameroon: Cardinal Parolin Delivers Pope's Message of Peace in Visit to Country
[CISA] Yaoundé -- The Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin has met President Paul Biya in Yaoundé and delivered a message of peace from Pope Francis in a six-day visit to Cameroon.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:07:41 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Records 17 New Cases, 52 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The country has registered 72 new cases, 52 recovered patients and two deaths in the last 24 hours.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:19:21 GMT
Angola: Writer Releases 'Night of Coffee' Book
[ANGOP] Uíge -- The writer Francisco Ngola "Avô Hebo", launched on Friday a literary work entitled "Noite de Café" or night of coffee with aim to contribute to the massification of Angolan literature, as well as cultivating the habit of reading.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:17:57 GMT
Angola: Priest Launches Book
[ANGOP] Lubango -- The Catholic priest Belchior Thihopio "Kandiblé", launched Friday in Lubango city, two literary works entitled "Symbolic Highness Phrases" and "The Culture of Proverb", directed to the academic community.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:29:24 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Widespread Attacks May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity - UN
[UN News] The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has warned against potential crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a spike in attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group, in two provinces in the ea...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:59:54 GMT
Chad: Villagers Confront Mining Giant Glencore Over Wastewater Spill
[RFI] A group of villagers in southern Chad, who claim a number of accidents by British mining giant Glencore poisoned their drinking water, harming people and destroying farmland, are to confront company representatives in mediation, after the UK go...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:55:30 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali City Lockdown Extended for Seven Days
[New Times] The cabinet on Tuesday, February 2, extended the lockdown in Kigali until next week, Monday, February 8, a move that aims to further contain the spread of the pandemic.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:27:28 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Murder of Patrice Lumumba Haunts Belgium Amid Demands for Decolonization
[DW] Months after Belgium's Black Lives Matter protests, the country's reckoning with its past has come under scrutiny. But some Belgian activists feel that tackling race and colonialism-related issues needs a bigger push.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:38:35 GMT
Africa: The Jury's Out On DRC's 'Sacred Union'
[ISS] Having been declared the winner of a contested election in December 2018, President Félix Tshisekedi's Cap pour le Changement (CACH) sealed a governing alliance with his powerful predecessor, Joseph Kabila's Front commun pour le Congo (FCC). T...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:27:22 GMT
Central African Republic: What Is Behind the Renewed Violence in CAR?
[Africa In Fact] The Central African Republic will struggle to emerge out of the cycle of violence until there is serious international commitment to end it.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:45:36 GMT
Burundi: Opposition Sceptical About President's Sincerity
[East African] Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa has expressed scepticism of President Evariste Ndayishimiye's call for political tolerance by ruling party members.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:41:16 GMT
Cameroon: Martin Loïc Ako Assomo - Midfield Maestro
[Cameroon Tribune] The Cameroonian midfielder was named Man of the Match after a well-merited victory of Cameroon against Zimbabwe on January 16, 2021.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:46:10 GMT
Cameroon: Reintegration of Ex-Fighters NDDRC - Centres Offer Vocational Training
[Cameroon Tribune] The Bamenda, Buea and Mora Regional Centres of the National Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Committee (NDDRC) are transformed into multipurpose vocational centres.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:46:06 GMT
Cameroon: PSS Bafut - President Assists Students of Burnt Dormitories
[Cameroon Tribune] North West Governor prescribes vigilance, collaboration with security forces to protect teaching and learning process in PSS Mankon.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:42:19 GMT
Rwanda: Former Minister Professor Lyambabaje Appointed UR Vice Chancellor
[New Times] Cabinet has appointed former Minister of Commerce Professor Alexandre Lyambabaje as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda (UR).

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:40:42 GMT
Cameroon: "We Should Consolidate Our Economic Diversification"
[Cameroon Tribune] The closing speech of President Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon and President of CEMAC on November 22, 2019 during the CEMAC extraordinary summit.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:37:41 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Over 90 Intercepted in Prayer Congregations
[New Times] Police have arrested 94 people who were caught praying in residential houses in two cells of Nkotsi Sector in Musanze District.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:59:24 GMT
Rwanda: UN - Countries Call Out Rwanda's Rights Record
[HRW] Geneva -- Follow Up Universal Periodic Review with Concrete Action

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:50:38 GMT
Cameroon: CHAN 2020 - South West to Cheer Lions
[Cameroon Tribune] The team arrived at the Fini Hotel Limbe, yesterday afternoon, and was scheduled to train at the Centenary Stadium at 6pm.



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